Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
30.92 MtCO₂e/year was the annual average of greenhouse gases due to deforestation caused by the expansion of the agricultural frontier in Guatemala between 2001 and 2023 (GFW, 2024).
6.11 MtCO₂e/year was the net carbon sequestration in Guatemala's forests between 2001 and 2023, with emissions of 36.1 MtCO₂e/year and a removal of -30 MtCO₂e/year (GFW, 2024).
0.21% (15.6 kha) is the land cover in Guatemala occupied by agricultural land and 7.6% of the land cover corresponds to pasture (563 kha) (GFW, 2024).
1474.6 kha is the total loss of tree cover in Guatemala as a direct result of agriculture in 20 years (GFW, 2024).
64.11 kha is the average annual tree cover loss in Guatemala as a direct result of agriculture between 2001 and 2023 (GFW, 2024).
1.75 Mha of tree cover was lost between 2001 and 2023 in Guatemala. A 23% decrease in tree cover area since 2000 (GFW, 2024).
22% was the decrease in the total area of primary forest in Guatemala between 2002 and 2023 (GFW, 2024).
568 kha of primary rainforest were lost between 2002 and 2023 in Guatemala, representing 33% of its total tree cover loss in the same time period (GFW, 2024).
In 10 out of 11 countries in LAC, the percentage of female agricultural researchers increased from 2006 to 2012/2013 (IDB and IFPRI, 2016)
Every 1,000 metric tons of local product purchases result in a saving of 55 metric tons of CO2eq greenhouse gas emissions (WFP and ECLAC, 2024).
